Question

When the king called for a meeting of the Estates-General, the commoners of the Third Estate demanded more power and formed a National Assembly. Fearing royal plots against them, the people of Paris stormed the Bastille and began to arm themselves.



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Answer 1

This was copied from the textbook of my school. Sorry if it's a lot to read. cx

By the late 1780s, France was forced to try to solve its revenue problems. Since the king was unlikely to slow down his spending, a solution on taxes had to be made.

To deal with this problem, in 1789 the king convened a meeting of the Estates General in an attempt to solve Frances' financial woes. This was the first time that the assembly had met since 1614. This meeting was made up of three different estates or classes of people: the First Estate (the clergy), the Second Estate (the nobility), and the Third Estate (the lower- and middle-class).

Solving the problems of France through the Estates General proved to be difficult. The reason for this is primarily because the largest group (the Third Estate) had the least power but the greatest burden. The First Estate and the Second Estate were largely exempt from taxes, although they were the wealthiest. This meant that the burden of taxation fell almost entirely on the backs of the Third Estate, the poorest class of people.

For this reason, members from the Third Estate demanded better representation and the formation of a people's National Assembly. This new assembly would no longer be controlled by the First or Second Estate. Rather, it was to be controlled by the people. The current members of the Estates General refused this proposal, and in a backlash, locked out the members of the Third Estate from the Estates General.

On June 20, representatives of the suspended Third Estate had an impromptu meeting at a nearby indoor tennis court. They swore an oath to work together until France had a constitution that guaranteed rights to ordinary people. This meeting, which became known as the Tennis Court Oath, ignited revolutionary fervor.

Under great pressure, Louis XVI recognized the National Assembly, which then renamed itself the National Constituent Assembly. However, many people in France were skeptical and thought that the king would ultimately try to put out the Revolution. Because of this, a period of Great Fear swept the French public in 1789. Peasants looted and rioted throughout the French countryside. They were fearful of conspiracy, punishment, and murder by the feudal lords. On July 14, 1789, an angry Parisian mob stormed the Bastille, a fortress prison, and liberated a handful of prisoners. Though this event had little tangible benefit, it was a powerful symbol of the people's power to free themselves from the power of the hated king. Bastille Day, as it is known today, marks the beginning of the French Revolution and is today celebrated as the French national holiday much like Americans celebrate the Fourth of July.

Answer 2

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ITS TRUE THEN

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Answer 5

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